Violent protests erupted in Iraq hours after Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced his exit from politics on Monday. Supporters of the cleric stormed the government’s palace in Baghdad’s Green Zone, triggering a full-scale response from the Iraqi military.

Here is what we know so far about the protests in Iraq:

-At least 15 people have died in the protests since Monday, according to news agency Associated Press. However, unconfirmed reports from local Iraqi media say that the death toll increased to 30 on early Tuesday.

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-In a televised speech Tuesday, Al-Sadr gave his supporters, hundreds of whom stormed the government palace and have been holding an ongoing sit-in outside the parliament building, an hour to leave.

-Protesters used rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns in Iraq’s Green Zone. Security forces returned fire Tuesday, triggering a serious escalation of a monthslong political crisis gripping the nation.

-According to two Iraqi medical officials, quoted by Associated Press, more than 400 people have been wounded in the unrest so far. The officials said that the death toll is also expected to increase over time.

-Iranian state television cited unrest and a military-imposed curfew in Iraqi cities as the reason for the border closures. It urged Iranians to avoid any travel to the neighboring country.

-Kuwait called on its citizens to leave Iraq. The state-run KUNA news agency also encouraged those hoping to travel to Iraq to delay their plans. Kuwait shares a 254-kilometer- (158-mile-) long border with Iraq.

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-The Netherlands ordered its embassy staff to evacuate the Iraq consulate, which is located in Baghdad’s Green Zone. “There are firefights around the embassy in Baghdad. Our staff is now working at the German embassy elsewhere in the city”, the country’s top diplomat wrote.

-The American and Canadian Ambassadors to Iraq also spoke about the violent outbreak. The diplomats said they were “deeply alarmed” by the events in Baghdad. UAE’s top airline Emirates also suspended its flights to Iraq.